xenophobia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++xen·o·pho·bi·a /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] PREJUDICEDstrong fear or dislike of people from other countries 惧外心理，仇外心理〔对外国人的强烈恐惧或憎恨〕► see thesaurus at prejudice —xenophobic adjective

Examples from the Corpus

xenophobia• This sense is often identified with nationalism and patriotism which can be dangerously close to racism, chauvinism and xenophobia.• Was it an outburst of fanatical xenophobia led by monks and friars?• In an atmosphere of growing xenophobia many foreigners were deported or even imprisoned.• Emmen's result indicates that the process is institutionalising xenophobia.• Finance is again king, cemented by romanticism about retaining political sovereignty over the pound and laced with not a little xenophobia.• We ourselves were unaware of the dimensions of this new xenophobia.• Money was a less direct factor here: high unemployment and reliable xenophobia were sufficient justifications.• One form this took was xenophobia.Origin xenophobia (1900-2000) Greek xenos “strange” + phobos “fear”

xen·o·pho·bi·a nounChineseSyllable

strong Corpus other or countries from people dislike fear of

xenophobia
xen‧o‧pho‧bi‧a /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1900-2000
Language: Greek
Origin: xenos 'strange' + phobos 'fear'

strong fear or dislike of people from other countries
—xenophobic adjective

THESAURUS

   ▪ prejudice an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: racial prejudice | prejudice against women
   ▪ discrimination the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way: There is widespread discrimination against older people. | the laws on sex discrimination
   ▪ intolerance an unreasonable refusal to accept beliefs, customs, and ways of thinking that are different from your own: religious intolerance | There is an atmosphere of intolerance in the media.
   ▪ bigotry a completely unreasonable hatred for people of a different race, religion etc, based on strong and fixed opinions: religious bigotry | the bigotry directed at Jews and other ethnic groups
   ▪ racism/racial prejudice unfair treatment of people because they belong to a different race: Many black people have been the victims of racism in Britain. | Some immigrant groups faced racism, for example Jews and Italians, while others, such as Scandinavians, did not.
   ▪ sexism the belief that one sex, especially women, is weaker, less intelligent etc than the other, especially when this results in someone being treated unfairly: sexism in language | She accused him of sexism.
   ▪ ageism (also agism American English) unfair treatment of people because they are old: The new law aims to stop ageism in the workplace.
   ▪ homophobia prejudice towards or hatred of gay people: homophobia in the armed forces
   ▪ xenophobia /ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə $ -ˈfoʊ-/ hatred and fear of foreigners: the xenophobia of the right-wing press
   ▪ anti-Semitism a strong feeling of hatred toward Jewish people: Is anti-Semitism on the increase?
   ▪ Islamophobia hatred and fear of Muslims: the rise of Islamophobia and right-wing extremism in Europe
   ▪ gay/union/America etc bashing unfair public criticism of gay people, union members, the American government etc: The minister was accused of union bashing. | There's so much America-bashing in the liberal press.

xeno·pho·bia

BrE

/ˌzenəˈfəʊbiə/

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NAmE

/ˌzenəˈfoʊbiə/

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noun

[uncountable]

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disapproving

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